Dolphins living in Florida's Indian River Lagoon show brain changes that resemble Alzheimer's disease, and scientists believe a toxin from algae is responsible, reported Florida Today. A study in ...

People need to collaborate effectively when hunting together. Researchers at the University of Konstanz have just discovered ...

Researchers have documented dozens of playful interactions between whales and dolphins across oceans, highlighting a previously unknown form of marine mammal behaviour. The research, published in the ...

Dolphins exhibit one of the most sophisticated forms of animal communication, employing a diverse vocal repertoire that includes frequency‐modulated whistles, burst-pulses, and other signal types.

Dolphins might seem friendly and playful, but beneath the surface lies a darker side few people know about. In this episode, ...

Male humpback dolphins off Western Australia's northern coast were recently spotted cruising around with sea sponges ...

Breathing frequency is a non-invasive physiological measure that brings valuable information on the bottlenose dolphins’ internal state and behaviors. When combined with behavioral observations, it ...

Play is an important aspect of dolphin life, perhaps even an essential one. Play provides opportunities for dolphin calves to practice and perfect locomotor skills, including those involved in ...

Portions of the study manuscript were developed from the doctoral thesis of Kathryn Holmes. Her PhD was supported by an Australian Government Research Training Program Scholarship at the University of ...

Very little is known about how nonhuman animals (animals) respond to the presence of dead conspecifics, members of the same species. However, researchers working in the growing field of "comparative ...